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Billie Jean King def. Virginia Wade

6-2 6-2

Match Information

Date Jul 13, 1969*
Tournament Dublin
Category WTA 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Billie Jean King
Score6-2 6-2
Loser Virginia Wade

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBillie Jean KingVirginia Wade
Country GBR
Birth dateNov 22, 1943Jul 10, 1945
Age2524
Height164170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9691,925
Career W-L684–160865–314
Career earnings$1,966,487$1,542,278
Pre-match H2H
Billie Jean King 1 1 Virginia Wade

Path

Billie Jean King's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 12, 1969SF Rosie Casals 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 12, 1969QF Veronica Burton 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 11, 1969R16 Susan Houlihan 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data

Billie Jean King's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Virginia Wade's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 12, 1969SF Judy Tegart 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jul 12, 1969QF Helen Amos 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jul 11, 1969R16 Helen Lennon 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data